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Paul Mackenzie Ross

@pmross.bsky.social
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25+ yrs digital marketing professional: SEO, PPC, copywriter, former business editor, WordPress, web design/dev, IT, geek, thinker, WHUFC, Neutral/Good, Pro EU.

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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
‚Night, all, and, yes, that’s the moon doing it’s Rayleigh scattering through the gap un the curtains… Crossposted with @openvibe.social
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Useful subtitles…
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Surfers Against Sewage are about to meet with the government to discuss the sewage pollution scandal. Sign the petition to show just how many of us demand change. Over 270k have signed - now let's get this to a number Starmer can't ignore. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
you.38degrees.org.uk
End the sewage pollution scandal
Surfers Against Sewage are about to meet with the government to discuss the sewage pollution scandal in UK waters. Sign the petition to show just how many of us demand change. Over 270,000 people have...
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the UK Government to scrap all contracts with US firm Palantir. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop Palantir taking over our public services!
Our public services aren’t for a secretive profit-hungry US tech firm. Sign the petition to tell the Government to scrap all contracts with secretive US tech firm Palantir.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Petition to stop foreign interference in British politics ✍️ Sign & share: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/st...
you.38degrees.org.uk
Stop foreign interference in British politics
British politics has a foreign interference problem. An undercover investigation by Democracy for Sale and Led By Donkeys has revealed how shockingly easy it is for secretive Chinese interests to pene...
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Petty and regressive… “Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri” www.reuters.com/world/us/rub... #typography
reuters.com
Rubio stages font coup: Times New Roman ousts Calibri
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor Antony Blinken's decision to adopt Calibri ...
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
The things you find in the pocket of a pair of shorts you’ve not worn in a while…. #CND
Official CND purple pin badge
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Best @PrivateEyeNews cover in a while…
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Phil Myers @philmyers53.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
1510 signatures are now required by Thursday We can do this Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union petition.parliament.uk/petitions/70...
petition.parliament.uk
Petition: Commission a public inquiry into the impact of the UK exiting the European Union
Given that it has stated its aim of growing the UK economy, we think the Government needs to quantify the effects of exiting the European Union as soon as possible by setting up an inquiry.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Just got stopped in the street and had a random chat with Ryan, from South Africa, who now lives in Arizona but went to Ohio State University and his parents live in Fleet. Small world. Go Buckeyes!
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I didn’t find crossed Cadbury fingers, but they did give me this sign…
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
Happy spring equinox my fellow hippies! 🙌 🌞 Not a cloud in the sky…
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
RIP Group Captain John "Paddy" Hemingway, the last of "The Few" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
John Hemingway: Last surviving Battle of Britain pilot dies aged 105
Mr Hemingway, who is originally from Dublin, joined the RAF as a teenager before World War Two.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
“Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side, kid.”
Han Solo holding a blaster rather than a banana
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Word of the day: Graupel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graupel
Graupel on the roof of my car
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
Good news for the mortgage, not quite so cool for savings nor the economy. The BoE should have cut the interest rate further as a stimulus, but what do I know, aye? 😉 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Interest rates cut but Bank of England halves growth forecast
The lower growth forecast comes as the Bank of England cut interest rates to 4.5% from 4.75%.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Privatisation means that Royal Mail can’t even wash their vans anymore…
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Lino again. 2-0 to our girls, Yateley v Twyford. Obviously had to remain impartial. Dreadful pitch side though.
Mud on the line, Yateley FC
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
In the bag! Now time for dinner #selfassessment #taxreturn
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
“Guess who left a database wide open, exposing chat logs, API keys, and more? Yup, DeepSeek” #oops www.theregister.com/2025/01/30/d...
theregister.com
DeepSeek database left open, exposing sensitive info
Oh someone's in DeepShi...
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
When you thought there was no beer but then you find a single solitary can in the back of the fridge… #winning
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
OMG sunshine! Good morning, world. Had to throw the curtains open for this one, try get some solar gain 🌞
Sunrise over Farnborough
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Farnborough’s made it into the national news today 🥴 www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Farnborough cannabis factory found after neighbour's water damage
Police found 170 plants, which were mostly mature and ready for harvesting, after the damage.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Looking forward to hearing Nick Cave's selections on Desert Island Discs on BBC Radio 4 this Sunday... who's with me? www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
bbc.co.uk
BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Nick Cave, singer and writer
Nick Cave, singer and writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
TF my GF’s neighbour has turned the stereo down and shut all 17 doors on their car… and it’s not even 6am yet!
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Imagine not being able to run your business for two whole days because access to your workplace is blocked by a HUGE pile of fly tipped rubbish! www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Evidence of culprits found in Lichfield's huge flytipped waste pile
Investigators say they are following up several leads in the hunt for who illegally dumped the waste.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Nobody in their right mind would pick up a bottle of dubious coloured liquid they find in the wild, but when the top’s sealed and it’s unadulterated alcohol, why not?!
Southern Comfort miniature I found on Fleet High Street
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
When your 12yo daughter charges her phone in your room and you just happen to notice on the Home Screen that she’s been playing “Back to School” by Deftones… that’s my girl 🤘
“Back to School” by Deftones
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Blimey, Spoons, no Leffe Blonde two weeks in a row? What’s going on? 😉😂
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
I said I’d go onstage only if they provided just blue M&Ms as per the contract… My 12yo daughter read the small print 😉🤘
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
My beautiful 12 yo isn’t keen on Bounty and Snickers so she’s left them all in a bowl for me this morning ❤️
Bowl full of Mini Bounty and Snickers bars
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
‘Ere, students, you’ve got until 27 Jan to sit around Starbucks using their wifi and ordering nothing, after that you’re gonna have to sling your hooks… www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Buy something or leave, Starbucks says
The policy being rolled out in the firm's North American cafes comes as it tries to boost flagging sales.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Now that my 12yo daughter’s showing her own musical interests (Nirvana, Arctic Monkeys…) I thought I’d remind her of her love of Deftones. She used to doze off to “Pink Maggit” (Her rock lullaby) and in the car she was nodding in time to “Korea” 🤘
Deftones - White Pony
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
A little light bedtime reading; Gene Sharp’s “From Dictatorship to Democracy” has probably never been more relevant than now! amzn.to/3BZ8mUC
Gene Sharp’s “From Dictatorship to Democracy”
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
That Elon Musk guy is very real threat to global democracy. The sooner he sets foot on Mars the better.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
We’ve just had Xmas and New Year, and on Saturday (4th Jan) I saw this in Sainsbury’s petrol station - “Easter eggs” already!!!
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Never mind the back pain: how rock’s drummers cope with furious sets in their 70s www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
theguardian.com
Never mind the back pain: how rock’s drummers cope with furious sets in their 70s
From Rat Scabies of the Damned to Paul Cook of the Sex Pistols, we ask rock and punk’s greatest drummers how they deal with long nights of fast songs – and uncover a story of arthritis, cardio and tur...
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Happy New Year you beautiful people, here’s to a peaceful and successful 2025 for all of us ✌️
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Nodding off on the sofa and my sitting room door looks like something out of an old Spielberg movie…
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
OMG! I’m a DMs fan but have always wanted an electric blue pair of Solovairs. However, this flame rub-off is absolutely gorgeous ❤️ uk.nps-solovair.com/products/s8-...
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
Top man, rather than just building a model railway in his US home, this Brit expat built his hometown of Guildford ✌️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Guildford: Man recreates home town from over 3,000 miles away
The model is in Gerry Lodge's back room at his home near Boston, Massachusetts.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
There’s nothing better when you’re convalescing than some quality BBC documentaries - Brian Cox’s Solar System hit the spot! www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
bbc.co.uk
Solar System - Series 1: 1. Volcano Worlds
Professor Brian Cox explores planets and moons covered in volcanoes. He encounters alien landscapes bursting with fire and ice - eruptions so violent they reach into space.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Parasite SEO violates Google’s site reputation abuse web spam policy, Forbes loses rankings then stops doing it? Good! www.theverge.com/2024/12/17/2...
theverge.com
Forbes is cutting ties with freelance writers, citing Google spam policies
Google recently updated its “parasite SEO” rules.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Saturday night’s “bit of a stomach ache” turned out to be appendicitis so I’ve just come out of surgery at Frimley Park Hospital having had my appendix removed. All the porters, nurses, consultants, doctors and surgeons were awesome, gotta love the NHS 💙
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
It’s a school night and I’m off tomorrow, so Glühwein time it is ✊
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Der PanzerDubWagen ist kaput! Long live der PanzerDubWagen!
My old CLKThe new CLK
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
A pleasant evening of eating, drinking, socialising and an awesome YouTube session on the TV in the background was totally topped by this beautifully mad video from The Orb ( @Orbinfo ) 🤘 youtu.be/dGHMq9uky54?...
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The Orb - Spanish Castles in Space
YouTube video by theorbofficial
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Blimey, I’m up in London and just addressed some geezer in a pub, asking him “Excuse me, gov’nor…” Me great grandma would be proud 😂
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
I just joined the ballot for free #brightonSEO and #heroconf UK tickets. Want in too? Sign up at forms.gle/UNEnkmLPsLyC... by 12pm Friday 6 Dec and you could grab yourself a free single day ticket for April's conferences - essential for all search and digital marketers.
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Paul Mackenzie Ross @pmross.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
Evening all. Out having a Leffe Blonde or two, wish me luck… 😉😂 #beer
Leffe Blonde, Queen Hotel, Aldershot
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